we're back with the live pictures from northern italy. genoa, italy where right there on the ground about 1,000 searchers are at the scene of the deadly bridge collapse. they don't expect to find anymore survivors. but the death toll of 39 is still likely to rise.

more than three dozen vehicles plunged 150 feet to the ground. anger is growing with prosecutors looking into the bridge's design and maintenance. the highway is operated by a private company. a shark attack victim is recovering. >> he was swimming close to an area where two great whites were spotted last week. drone video shows a shark in the water off the beach. more than a dozen people ran to the man's aid, including two recent nursing school graduates. here is linsey davis. >> reporter: paramedics airlifting this man after a suspected shark attack off cape cod, massachusetts. the call came in around 4:30. the 61-year-old man was alert and talking but suffered

puncture wounds to his torso and leg. several shark sightings have been reported in recent days, at least two great whites spotted a hundred yards off the shore. this was the scene off of cape cod just last week when a great white jumped out of the water, lunging at this scientist. and last month, two children playing in the waters off fire island, new york were both bitten, both suffering non-life-threatening injuries. >> thanks to linsey davis there. we have video of another score from massachusetts. >> they were dancing footloose in boston when this happened. they went for the dip. oh, and this happened. this happened in boston harbor. a young woman walking nearby caught the cute couple dancing and then their epic fall. >> wow. >> they just plunged. >> so the band paused for a

moment, realized they were okay and then started playing "rolling on the river." >> i guess they were going to call "dirty water", which would have been very good for a boston band. touché, touche. >> they had a moment's notice. when we come back we'll examine if "saved by the bell" could really return to tv. >> and steven tyler pushes back against selfies. "the skinny" is next. fivsteven tyler pushes back against selfies. crest 3d white removes... ...95% of surface stains in just 3 days... ...for a whiter smile... that will win them over. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life.

♪ keep on pushin' my love ♪ keep on pushin' my love ♪ over the borderline ♪ borderline you were way over the borderline. >> kendis singing away. we're getting our groove on this thursday morning because we have a major throwback thursday to celebrate in "the skinny." it's a huge milestone for the material girl. >> and a reminder that we are all getting older. happy 60th birthday to madonna louise, that's right. the year's 2018 and madonna is

now 60 years old. >> it seems like only yesterday we were copying her look while we got into the groove. she filmed "desperately seeking susan." get this, that stardom was all 30 years ago. >> amazing. she was a late bloomer. now she's sharing selfies. her latest post? almost birthday selfie. >> how is she still so cool. >> i'm not getting older, you are. with lots of accessories. i think she was in marrakech. so go out and celebrate this incredible artist and mother of six. look at madonna over the years. she's the one who brought us the original cone bra. >> friday cone bra on "world news now"? >> i'm all for it. >> everyone will be all for it. >> she dated michael jackson for

an entire grammy show. she was married to sean penn. >> she's had quite a storied life. remember this? >> oh, with britney. >> yeah, she's done a thing or two in her life. >> lourdes, her daughter. >> this woman is still incredibly in shape. >> yes. >> she gets a slow clap. >> happy birthday, madonna, and happy birthday to your doctor, congratulations. can i get your number? for the next story, let's cue the bell. ♪ wake up in the morning >> there you go. >> because there are rumblings about potential "saved by the bell" reboot and whether the show's original actors would show up. >> we know that one of the gang from bayside high will definitely be in, zack morris,

but mark paul was just 15 when he got his big break as the wise-cracking preppy kid. he's now 44 and told reporters that he's opened to a renewed story and would like to see a version that is worth everyone's time. >> so now will the bell be referring to the early meal? >> in the retirement home? >> in the retirement home? he's only 44. >> so now zach's in. as for a.c slater? we have to rip mario lopez away from hosting "extra" and all those commercials. every time we turn on the tv he tells us what movies are out. and screech is out of prison now, that's good, right? >> and tiffany is the mom in a netflix series so she could return. and mark appears to be out of the acting world.

you have to bring back lisa, and elizabeth berkley is all in. >> can i point out the subtle shade that we threw, everybody has beautiful shots but then the mug shot there. poor screech. turn now to double bling. there's engagement rumors about nick jonas. let's check it out. there's some epic bling going on. ooh! >> it was captured in a selfie that priyanka took with another actress. neither chopra who's 36 nor jonas have confirmed the engagement, but all signs point to yes. >> yeah, they do. add aerosmith to the group of artists jumping on the vegas band wagon.

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for the couple who call the island of st. john home, it was bittersweet. >> they haven't just weathered the storm together, they have truly conquered it. >> reporter: last september their world turned upside down after hurricane irma and hurricane maria devastated their paradise. >> one of the most devastating things i've ever seen or been through, to see such a beautiful place in complete terror. >> we are all still healing. >> reporter: they teamed up with kenny chesney's foundation helping rebuild their beloved island. >> i was there from day one doing what any human would do with the resources we had. >> reporter: despite the wreckage, the couple still finding beauty and magic around them, as captured in these stunning engagement photos taken by hurricane survivor ann burkett.

>> being in the wedding industry and knowing all these amazing vendors that i do, i immediately called my friends of llg events and asked if they would help me give them a wedding of their dreams. >> reporter: for the couple who gave so much back, an amazing gift, donations, offering them a dream wedding. >> it was just magic that we could take such a tragic event and make it positive. >> these people have come together to make this all happen. it's just incredible. ♪ >> reporter: deborah roberts, abc news, new york. >> now the couple says they're going to keep paying it forward, even spending their honeymoon by giving back on the island doing volunteer work. >> some of those islands are still devastated by hurricane maria and the storm that hit weeks prior. don't miss our updates on wnnfans.com. this is "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. s.

good morning, good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. the case of the missing denver area mother and her daughters may have been solved. reports say the husband has confessed to killing them, hours after appearing on tv saying he wanted them back. police in new haven, connecticut are warning that a bad batch of synthetic marijuana has caused more than 70 overdoses, all in less than a 24-hour period. and they fear more people could o.d. so far they've arrested one man they believe is connected to ions should be getting back to normal at reagan national airport overnight, a power outage plunged the airport in darkness. the cause is under investigation.

the annual pilgrimage to graceland is under way, the vigil starting days ago for elvis presley. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 16th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning, everyone. we are going to start with breaking news from colorado, involving the disappearance of that young pregnant woman and her two daughters. we learned moments ago that authorities confirm the husband has been arrested. >> the fbi and local authorities have been searching for her since they disappeared on monday. clayton sandell is working this story overnight for us and has the latest. >> reporter: a colorado man is in custody, reportedly confessing to murdering his family.

christopher watts telling investigators he would lead them to the bodies of his wife, 34-year-old shannan watts and their daughters. >> we are working around the clock on this case. >> reporter: in a tv interview, watts admitted that before the disappearance, he and shaanan exchanged heated words. >> we had an emotional conversation. >> reporter: he said he last saw his family around 5:00 a.m. monday when he left their colorado home for work. >> just come back. if somebody has her, just please bring her back. >> reporter: her friend, nicole, says she got worried when shaanan, who is also 15 weeks pregnant missed a doctor's appointment and woul texts. >> i just can't understand. if you're hearing this or you're out there, please, please let somebody know you're okay. >> reporter: shaanan's friends tell us her phone and keys were found here at the home.

local police now getting help from the fbi. clayton sandell, frederick, colorado. >> and authorities plan a press conference a little later on this morning. and in the east, the power is back on at reagan international airport. two feeder lines failed last night. this is the moment there when the lights went out in northern virginia. passengers had trouble getting on and off the jetways. president trump is reportedly linking his decision to revoke the security clearance of former cia director john brennan to the russia investigation. the president told "the wall street journal" that brennan was among those he held responsible for the special counsel's probe which he again slammed as a witch hunt. brennan slammed the actions

calling them divisive and treasonous. >> mr. brennan's conduct is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely-held secrets. >> the white house went on to list nine others who can lose their security clearances, including james clapper, michael hayden and former fbi director james comey. democrats are calling it an enemies list like one found in a dictatorship. >> white house press secretary, sarah sanders, offered an apology for falsely claiming that president trump had created three times as many jobs for african-americans than president obama. sanders told reporters this week, earlier in the week, that obama had just created just under 200,000 jobs for black workers during his eight years in office, but labor statistics

show about 3 million of those jobs were added over the course of his two terms. the president is slamming new york governor andrew cuomo after the governor took a jab at the trump campaign slogan saying america was never that great. cuomo's comments came days after president trump told a crowd that cuomo once told him, quote, i'll never run for president against you. wednesday the governor blasted the trump administration. >> we're not going to make america great again. it was never that great. we have not reached greatness. we will reach greatness when every american is fully engaged. >> the president responded with a tweet incorrectly calling cuomo the governor of the highest-taxed state of the u.s. he said cuomo was having a total meltdown. jury deliberations are getting under way in the fraud trial of former trump campaign

chairman paul manafort. prosecutors argued that the case is about manafort's lies. but the defense says the government failed to prove his guilt. here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: paul manafort's fate now rests in the hands of a jury. >> mr. manafort was very happy today to have his legal team address the jury. >> reporter: defense attorneys for the former trump campaign chairman walked out of court saying prosecutors did not meet their burden of proof. >> we explained that the government has not met their burden of proof. >> reporter: special counsel mueller's team is accusing manafort of hiding millions of dollars from the irs. prosecutors painted him as a canny manipulator. manafort's lawyers blaming his

long-time business partner rick gates, who got a plea deal, that he helped hide millions in offshore accounts. manafort's attorney painted gates as the real crook, adding this is someone manafort trusted, what a big mistake that was. manafort's team made a strategic move by not putting him on the stand or calling a witness. >> we live in the united states of america. and you're presumed innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: these crimes happened before manafort took the reins of the trump campaign. jury deliberations are expected to start later this morning. >> kenneth, thank you. women who have high levels of the pesticide ddt in their blood during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to children who develop autism. that's according to researchers in finland.

nearly 800 children were diagnosed with autism. most of the moms had a higher pesticide level in their blood. they stress that their findings doesn't conclude that autism is caused by ddt and more study is needed. it was banned in 1972 but still in use in other countries. new concern about a jeep built for kids that suddenly bursts into flames. the makers say it's never happened before and they're looking into the cause. investigators say the battery is not likely to blame. it has been removed from the power wheels website. and firefighters helped this little guy get out of a tight spot. the little guy's arm was stuck in the thomas the engine toy. it took them 20 minutes to get his arm out of the smokestack. >> he was right back out there playing as soon as he escaped. >> as a kid would be.

coming up, hanging ten with one of the top surfers in the world, and she's only getting started. and how a student's problem finding the bathroom in the school led to anger and outrage in the community. but first, a look at today's temperatures. "world news now" weather, sponsored by carfax.com.

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we're now ge we're now getting our first look at that deadly bridge collapse at florida university. time lapse images show four workers on the walkway just moments before it came down. six people were killed in this collapse. investigators say the workers were tightening rods in a concrete support and they think their actions may have caused the bridge to come down. a group of angry parents forced the closure of a school. >> the issue, a transgender girl using the bathroom.

brad mielke spoke with her mother.die is in seventh grade. she's a transgender girl. generally she uses the staff bathroom, but she couldn't find it and she used the girl's room instead. parents started complaining on private facebook group. her mom told me one morning she was confronted by angry parents. another mom defended her and informed her what had been happening online. >> she was so sorry about all these facebook posts and couldn't believe this was happening, and i was like what facebook posts. so she proceeded to show me several screen shots, ones about the husband and wife's son needed to beat my daughter's a-word until she stopped wanting to come to school. there was one if he wants to be a woman so bad, a good, sharp knife should do the trick. >> really? >> protests outside the school, and police were worried they might become violent. her mom says she hasn't had many

problems with any students, so when school started, maddie was right there with them. you can learn more on "start here" later this morning. >> this is something many school communities will be facing in the years to come. we all like to relate to our co-workers, and at a hospital they have lots to talk about. get this. they're all pregnant together. >> nine nurses, all pregnant together. but it's not the maternity ward. it's the new york trauma center, there in salem. and they say that they didn't plan it at all. >> they're just all on the same cycle! tmi? tmi, people, it's the times, 2018. >> it happens. diane and i are on the same cycle. >> are you pregnant, too?

>> i was going to keep it as a surprise. >> sorry, i outed you. >> congratulations to all nine of them. they won't have to go far to deliver. coming up, the world's youngest professional surfer. >> we're checking out the 16 year old who's setting records, you're watching "world news now." who's setting records, you're watching "world news now."

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>> woo! >> -- a 16-year-old girl from florida who of course is hanging ten in a very big way. >> she's the youngest athlete, male or female, to ever qualify for the world championship tour. zachary kiesch caught up with her. >> reporter: it's just after dawn, and 16-year-old caroline marx is getting in her zone. this rookie is about to compete against some of the most decorated surfers in the world. on land, she stands only 5'5", but in the water, she's a giant. >> caroline marx, a seasoned, crusty veteran at the age of 16. >> i'm grateful for the opportunity, and it's really fun. >> reporter: on some levels, she's just getting started. this is her a couple years ago. these days, she drips confidence and moves with style, a ride and rise that's taken her as high as number three in the world.

>> it definitely happened really quick, that's for sure. it definitely went super fast. now i'm on the world tour. >> reporter: caroline is the youngest surfer ever to qualify for the world championships tour, we're talking about the super bowl of surfing. born and raised in florida, she's the third of six children. her brother luke marx is a pro surfer, too. she says watching her big brother ride and compete back in the day planted the seeds for surfing. marx was dominating. >> the rookie sensation out of florida. big blast there for caroline marx. >> reporter: she developed a habit of winning. >> we moved all the way to california for my surfing, that's insane. i don't know if they really want to be out here. >> reporter: caroline competes with the adults, but she's still technically in high school.

she's home schooled. she says she's busy with business. do you ever get concerned that on some level she's being robbed of a traditional childhood? >> no, i let them go to dances and prom and homecoming, and every one of them came back home and said, mom, it's fun, but it's not what i want to do. >> all i want to do is surf. that sounds like more fun than a dance or something like that. >> reporter: what do you do with these checks? >> i cash them in. this is so funny. this is the biggest i've ever won. >> reporter: today i'm playing on her turf. >> this is a nice place to hang. i thought i'd show you guys this beach, even though the waves are small. >> reporter: how about i get a surfing lesson from you? >> yeah, i would be glad to teach you. it's really, really small, but i'm happy to try.

i really want to jump in anyway. >> reporter: what do i need to know. >> stand on your feet, get a solid base, do not stand up tall. >> reporter: and i got to admit, it ain't easy. >> there's not many people that can say they love their job. even if i didn't get paid, i'd still surf every day. the fact that i get paid to do what i love is pretty amazing. >> reporter: i'm zachary kiesch in southern california. >> he did make it into the water and looked amazing there. >> he stood up a little bit. >> i'm glad he didn't stand up. in zachary's defense, he's like 9'2". it's really difficult. >> have you ever been surfing? >> yeah, i did in hawaii and i got it up. >> sorry, zachary, you've got competition over here. >> not at all. but it was impressive. she's a pro. >> i'm so impressed by her.

she says surfing is her first love. >> ah, that's like muss tappings are my first love. tappings are my first love. tappings are my first love. ings are my first love. ings are my first love. ngs are my first love.

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♪ ♪ crazy rich asians in the top five. >> lot of buzz about that. >> a lot of people are loving it. last week you may recall, ford rolled out its 10 millionth mustang. >> and this morning we're hearing about the first mustang that ever sold. here's david muir. it was 1964, and the world was about to get its first glimpse of the never-before-seen

ford mustang. soon to be revealed at the world's fair in new york, the mustangs had already been shipped to dealerships across america, and gail weiss was 22, teaching third grade in chicago and had not heard of the mustang. >> i'm gail weiss. i'm the original owner of the first mustang sold. >> reporter: turns out she needed a new car to get to work. >> i told the salesman i wanted a convertible. and the salesman said i have none on the floor. >> reporter: but just behind closed doors, blue, hidden with a tarp. >> he said i'm not supposed to sell it tonight. >> reporter: but he did. >> i felt like a movie star, but it wasn't me. it was the car. >> reporter: she still has the receipt to prove it. april 15th, 1964, two days before the official release. she would raise children, driving them in that mustang. they have kept it all these

years, putting off repairs for 27 years now restored worth almost $350,000. still going strong in that mustang, bought by a third grade teacher who needed to get to work. david muir, abc news, new york. >> who knew there was an original mustang gail? >> how about mustang kendis? >> that is beat up. and i'm referring to the fella on the left. where did you guys get that? why is it so beat up? >> we have a lot of questions. don't worry. >> i did crash a mustang once.

this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," blackout at one of the nation's busiest airports. >> reagan national near d.c. crippled by a power outage, stranding passengers. we're now learning what caused it. a husband and father who went on tv to plead for the return of his missing wife and daughter has now reportedly confessed to killing them. the president is facing backlash from both parties after pulling the top security clearance of former cia chief john brennan. the rare move is being seen by some as a punishment. brennan is a frequent critic of the president. the white house says more officials could be next. and there is a new simba roaring as the lion king. we'll learn his secret to ruling the jungle on this thursday,

august 16th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> cannot help but sing hakuna matata. >> you know why i am so happy? it is maggie's last day after two weeks with us. ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> i'm going to sing nonstop, hakuna matata. i have one more. the best two weeks of your life. >> it's been amazing. yes. except for those two weeks when i had a root canal.

>> everyone loves me, okay? >> we're so happy that you've been here the last two weeks. but we're going to move on right now to that massive power failure at reagan national airport near d.c. >> take a look at these images. blackened hallways. it was like this for more than an hour. backup generators did provide some light. but the outage affected air traffic control and jetways, and making it difficult for passengers to get off planes that had already landed. >> from a rooftop nearby you can see the moment the lights went out at the entire airport at that area in northern virginia. officials say two feeds from the local utility failed just before 10:00 p.m. local time. operations are slowly returning to normal, but some late-evening passengers may have to wait until early morning to depart from d.c. it was a mess flying as a whole. at chicago, two united jets are grounded this morning after one clipped the wing of another. >> the plane heading for

portland, oregon was pushing back from a gate when the left wing hit the wing of an empty jet parked nearby. no one was injured. and the passengers eventually left on a different plane. a mess all across the country. >> crews rushed to raleigh-durham. a strange odor apparently sickened passengers. one crew member and two passengers were taken to the hospital for treatment. a new aircraft picked up the rest of the passengers and went on to philadelphia. breaking overnight, the disappearance of a pregnant woman and her two daughters may have been solved. the husband has confessed to killing them. they were reported missing from frederick, colorado on monday. the fbi and state investigators were helping look for them. chris watts went on tv yesterday to plead for their return and admit that he had a disagreement

with his wife. >> we had an emotional conversation, i'll leave it at that, but i just want them back. i just want them to come back. my kids are my life. those smiles light up my life. >> his daughters were 3 and 4 years old. his wife was 15 weeks pregnant. police are now reportedly recovering the bodies overnight. we'll stay on top of this story from colorado. the trump administration in a heap of controversy with omarosa's book changed the headlines. >> the president revoking of security clearance of john brennan. brennan is calling this decision an abuse of power saying the president is trying to intimidate and suppress criticism. he says he's still vowing to keep speaking out. the white house ticked off the names of other ex-officials who may soon meet the same fate and democrats are calling it an enemies list.

jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: president trump revoked the security clearance of john brennan, denying him access to classified information. in a statement read by press secretary sarah sanders, the president invoked brennan's, quote, wild outbursts on the internet and erratic conduct. >> mr. brennan's lying and erratic conduct is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely-held secrets. >> reporter: in a tv appearance, brennan lashed out at the president. >> he is, i think, the most divisive president we've ever had in the oval office. he is feeding and fueling hatred and animosity and misunderstandings among americans. >> reporter: brennan is a life-long intelligence official who's served under democratic and republican presidents. since he left government he's become a staunch trump critic.

even saying trump gave putin an extremely strong and powerful denial of meddling in the 2016 election. >> it is a betrayal of the nation. he is giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and it needs to stop. >> reporter: brennan tweeted his response to the president's action, calling it part of a broader effort by mr. trump to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics, adding, it should gravely worry all americans. and it's not just brennan in the president's cross hairs. sanders read a list of others. >> james clapper, james comey, michael hayden, sally yates. susan rice, andrew mccabe, peter strzok, lisa page and bruce ohr. >> reporter: it seems everybody you mentioned has been a political critic. is he going after his politil opponents with this? >> no, if there were others that

weren't that we deemed necessary we'd take a look and review those as well. >> reporter: while there's no doubt that the president has the power to revoke security clearances, we can find no example of a president personally intervening to take away someone's security clearance, let alone someone who has not been accused of breaking the law. brennan says this will have a chilling effect on officials who may want to question this president or any other president. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> many people are questioning the timing here as perhaps a move to distract from the fallout over the tell-all book by omarosa. omarosa was the highest-ranking white house staffer who was black and her media blitz has drawn attention to the lack of diversity among senior aides. the press secretary was asked about the number of blacks employed in the white house. >> i'm not going to go through and do a count. the same way i'm not going to go

through and sit down and count on the staffers that are in your news organizations. >> sarah sanders offered a rare apology for giving out false employment numbers. she said that president trump had created three times as many jobs for african-americans than president obama. she gave obama credit for fewer than 200,000 jobs when he created 3 million. a man was bitten by a shark who was swimming slightly offshore. two nursing graduates jumped in to give him first aid. >> no one was with him. he needed immediate medical care. >> we grabbed all the towels we could, tried to put them on to stop the bleeding. >> this was the first case of

someone being bitten on cape cod since 2012. authorities have not confirmed the type of shark that was involved. staying with animals here, switching from sharks to a much smaller parrot, but he had quite a potty mouth on him. london firefighters wound up getting the bird as they tried to rescue this parrot. >> rescue crews were called in to get jesse, the macau, off the roof. they tried to coax her down by telling her "i love you." she responded by saying "f-off." >> she eventually flew off. the owner lives on cuckoo hall lane. the manager who attempted the rescue was chris swallow. >> without even coming up with the puns, they're naturally all there. >> they're just there. >> the bird did not actually say f-off. it actually told them the full

word. >> we just, you know, censored it out for you. the bird also speaks turkish and greek. >> if it had fingers, it would have flipped them the bird. it did not. anyway, that bird is my animal right there. >> your animal. coming up, the hiker found alive and why their cellphone records may be the reason for it. and we're going behind the scenes of broadway's lion king. and you can go behind the scenes of "world news now" and check out the pictures on abc wnn. you're watching "world news now." abc wnn. you're watching "world news now."

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talk talk about rough first day on the job. he was just hours into his first shift at this convenience store in ontario, canada, when two masked men confronted him. one of them reached for a gun. without hesitating, he leapt over the counter and fought them both off. he was trained as a boxer in jordan before moving there to canada. >> good moves. >> yeah.

emergency crews in new haven, connecticut are overwhelmed trying to save the lives of dozens of people who overdosed from a bad batch of synthetic marijuana. >> more than 70 have overdosed in and around a popular park near yale university, and they expect more people to overdose overnight from what they believe is synthetic marijuana or something called k2. so far they've arrested one man they believe is connected to those overdose cases. one of the nation's top catholic church officials who's under fire for covering up that child sex abuse scandal in pennsylvania is now defending his actions. cardinal wuerl says he acted with diligence and concern for the victims. so far pope francis has not commented on the scandal, which involves more than 300 priests accused of sexually abusing more than 1,000 children since the 1940s.

a hiker has been found alive and conscious. >> matthew was last seen thursday. search teams, including helicopters and a drone used cellphone records to close in on his location. >> he was transported to the hospital by helicopter. sheriff's deputies say he doesn't appear to have any life-threatening injuries. all right, coming up, we are going right down the street from us to a place where everyone sings and dances. >> it's called broadway, kendis! have you heard of it? yeah, you've heard of it. and a favorite musical is getting a new king, but is he ready to rule? that's my roar. that's next on "world news now." >> needs a little more gusto. that's my roar. that's next on "world news now." >> needs a little more gusto.

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you know i just can't wait to be king, kendis. this is my jam. >> it is. or queen, yeah. >> or queen, you know we're into both. i was just telling kendis how much i love disney. kendis was telling me how much he's obsessed with disney as well. >> yes, i drink the kool-aid. there's a new simba in town. rachel scott is here to tell us all about it. >> who doesn't love the lion king? it's a disney favorite. the musical has been captivating audiences around the world. what does it take to join the circle of life? we went behind the curtain to meet broadway's newest simba. ♪ >> reporter: the iconic song has been heard around the world. for more than 20 years, "lion king" on broadway has been roaring on. and now a fan who watched the show years ago is on the stage. the lion king is getting a fresh face, a new simba, i'll take you

inside to meet bradley gibson. we met bradley in his dressing room. see how he's adjusting. >> right now because i'm in week three, i'm still going through notes. don't forget this and that. >> reporter: his new role as simba, the young lion looking to take back his homeland, comes with high expectations. more than 95 million people have seen the hit musical. so no pressure for the new kid on the block, right? >> the first show i saw on broadway on a school trip. and now to be playing simba, it's really mind-blowing. >> reporter: in such a legacy role, bradley is looking to bring something new, and that starts with the preshow warmup. >> one of my best techniques is a straw, a plastic straw, and you sing through it. ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh >> you're on your way.

>> reporter: next a look at the costumes of course that are only fit for a king. >> he puts this on simba when he's crowned king. >> reporter: what's it like? >> you have to fling it out, stand proud and roar. he's king! >> reporter: king. >> got to be the king. >> reporter: the musical's director had the unique challenge of adapting the characters from the film to the broadway stage, using puppets and masks. she bridges the gap. >> telling the story through puppetry, but it's not a puppet show. it's a broadway show with real actors. >> reinventing the cartoon is harder than it looks. and it's only natural to do the lift. ♪ circle of life

>> reporter: now we are on the stage. >> on the broadway stage. >> reporter: we made it. >> right here where simba takes the throne. >> reporter: he hopes others are inspired by his journey. >> i hope they leave the show feeling powerful, feeling that no matter what they've been through, that they can get through it. >> reporter: a full-circle moment for bradley who often reminds himself as a little boy he was the one watching from the audience. >> reporter: all these seats are empty, and i'm already nervous. i barely made it out of that warmup, guys. i have to admit, singing out of a straw is harder than it looks, so i'm putting you to the test. >> hakuna matata. ♪ >> my philosophy. ♪ hakuna matata >> wait, you have to sing out of

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toward them. one man had to jump into the oklahoma river to escape after being attacked by this animal. >> bulls are no joke. >> no, they're not. so the bull -- >> a little more steak sauce. >> they were able to corral it after about a half hour until workers from the stockyards were able to get it together. not sure if the bull is still around. >> we'll keep you updated on that one. we're going to head to texas now, because texas state fair, they do it big there, everything's fried and delicious, but they try to one-up themselves every year. they pick their ten-most outrageous. i leave you with a preview of two. what do you think looks the best? we're going to start with the sweet bacon bacon. this is a dish with a cream-filled sponge cake wrapped in bacon, dipped in funnel cake batter and deep fried. >> yes! >> and a dusting of powdered sugar. jack's in. >> it's like a cream filled

twinkie. >> this is my pick, a funnel cake ice cream. >> oh, yes! >> funnel cake flavor, infused into it, with funnel cake pieces and powdered sugar mixed through the dish and of course you can get powdered sugar and strawberries on top, sign me up! >> best part about it, it's fat free. >> no sugar added. let's go to the first lady's home country, slovenia known best for the first lady. now there's something else. they have the world record for cything or reaping. 550 gathered there to do this. there was live coverage. >> exciting. >> yeah. >> it's an annual event. it's amazing they were able to get the guinness world record on this. >> so many people have tried it

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this morning on "world news now," the major announcement by the white house sending shockwaves all the way up to capitol hill, making the rare move to pull the security clearance of a former cia director and trump critic. the administration now accused of making the move to divert attention from some bad press. also this morning, a brutal shark attack off a cape cod beach. a swimmer bitten on the leg, and dozens of people rushing in to help. outrage over a woman tased by police. >> it happened while she was cutting flowers with a knife. is it a language barrier or something else? the police chief responds. and in "the skinny," the news about "saved by the bell", and which of the cast would be

willing to come back for more than just a class reunion, but only if screech doesn't violate his probation again. it's thursday, august 16th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> screech, violation jokes. >> are they funny? >> they never go away. >> i'm so excited for this reboot. >> really? >> i will be all in. i'm a fan. >> we'll get to that in "the skinny" and a very, very big birthday that we're celebrating today. first we're going to start this half hour with president trump taking aim at one of his harshest critics, revoking the security clearance of john brennan. >> he is threatening to do the same to a handful of others. brennan says he will not be deterred from speaking out.

now democrats slammed the move. critics are questioning the timing amid the fallout over that tell-all book from former aide omarosa. here is emily rau. >> reporter: president trump revoking security clearance for the former director of the cia, john brennan. >> mr. brennan's recent conduct is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation's closely held secrets. >> reporter: brennan saying the president's action is part of a broader effort by president trump to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics, it should gravely worry all americans. he has served under republican and democratic presidents. but has become a frequent critic of the president. just tuesday night on msnbc -- >> he is feeding and fueling hatred and animosity and misunderstanding among americans.

>> reporter: the top democrat on the senate intelligence tactics. >> reporter: and sarah sanders did have a list. saying president trump could revoke their security clearance as well. >> is he going after his political opponents with this? >> no, if there were others that weren't, that we deemed necessary, we would certainly take a look and review those as well. >> reporter: emily rau, abc >> reporter: emily rau, abc news, new york. jury deliberations are set to begin today in the trial of paul manafort. in closing arguments, prosecutors told the jury that the trail is littered with lies.

documents show he lied about hiding millions of dollars from the irs and lied again to banks to secure loans once his money dried up. but the defense continued to chip away at the credibility of the star witness and saying there was no evidence of overt fraud.is defense team got to address the jury, point out problems in the government's case. >> the trial is not linked to manafort's work with the trump campaign, but it is the first test for mueller's russia investigation. operations are slowly returning to normal after a power outage at reagan national airport. backup generators kicked in. planes were able to land and take off from reagan, but passengers had trouble getting onto and off of the jets, because the ramps use electricity and those weren't working. some flights were delayed, others canceled because of the outage.

a georgia police chief is defending the use of a taser on a grandmother. she does not speak english and was walking toward an officer with a steak knife. she'd been using it to cut dandelions. here is steve osunsami. >> reporter: this 87-year-old grandmother whose family said shy couldn't hurt a flea is back home after police shot her with a stun gun. she was out picking dandelions. she walked to a boys and girls club carrying a knife. she makes it clear she wasn't trying to hurt anyone. when police arrived with guns drawn, they told her to drop the knife, but she is from syria, and she wouldn't. >> grandpa was sleeping, she didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: the police chief who was there said the officer acted appropriately.

>> he deployed the taser rather than deadly force. >> reporter: this grandmother is still charged with obstructing an officer and trespassing and has a court appearance next month. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. the former baltimore police officer seen on video beating a man is free on bail after pleading not guilty to assault. arthur williams was indicted days after the incident. the trial is set to begin in october. a health alert about measles. the cdc is reporting a measles outbreak across 21 states and the district of columbia. the number of cases expected to outpace last year. health officials warn the measles virus can live for up to two hours in an airspace where

an infected person has coughed or sneezed. officials are urging vaccinations. classes are again being held at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. the superintendent admits this school year will be a challenging time. security has been beefed up to the tune of $6.5 million. but students are still on edge. >> they told us they had a lot more safety measures, but i mean, i'm never going to feel completely and 100% safe there anymore. with summer, you're used to not seeing classmates, so it's like oh, okay. so now coming back and not seeing some people in your class is going to be hard. >> meanwhile, a judge is blasting a local newspaper for publishing confidential information about the alleged gunman. the paper published it after it was mistakenly made public by the school board.

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that means someone has about 300,000 servings of noodles, enough to eat once a day for hundreds of lifetimes. >> wow. >> i feel like you'd die if you ate that many ramen noodles. >> i think they should check every university campus. >> way too much sodium. >> that truck meets with some rain, imagine. coming up, the swimmer bitten after an encounter in the waters. and later, a madonna danceoff. it's going to make your head spin. you're watching "world news now." ♪ get on your feet ♪ step to the beat ♪ boy, what will it be ♪ step to the beat ♪ boy, what will it be ♪ boy, what will it be ♪ boy, what will it be gimme one minute... and i'll tell you some important things to know about medicare. first, it doesn't pay for everything.

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we're back with the live pictures from northern italy. genoa, italy where right there on the ground about 1,000 searchers are at the scene of the deadly bridge collapse. they don't expect to find anymore survivors. but the death toll of 39 is still likely to rise.

more than three dozen vehicles plunged 150 feet to the ground. anger is growing with prosecutors looking into the bridge's design and maintenance. the highway is operated by a private company. a shark attack victim is recovering. >> he was swimming close to an area where two great whites were spotted last week. drone video shows a shark in the water off the beach. more than a dozen people ran to the man's aid, including two recent nursing school graduates. here is linsey davis. >> reporter: paramedics airlifting this man after a suspected shark attack off cape cod, massachusetts. the call came in around 4:30. the 61-year-old man was alert and talking but suffered puncture wounds to his torso and leg.

several shark sightings have been reported in recent days, at least two great whites spotted a hundred yards off the shore. this was the scene off of cape cod just last week when a great white jumped out of the water, lunging at this scientist. and last month, two children playing in the waters off fire island, new york were both bitten, both suffering non-life-threatening injuries. >> thanks to linsey davis there. we have video of another scare from massachusetts. >> they were dancing footloose in boston when this happened. they went for the dip. oh, and this happened. this happened in boston harbor. a young woman walking nearby caught the cute couple dancing and then their epic fall. >> wow.

>> they just plunged. >> so the band paused for a moment, realized they were okay and then started playing "rolling on the river." >> i guess they were going to call "dirty water", which would have been very good for a boston band. touché, touche. >> they had a moment's notice. when we come back we'll examine if "saved by the bell" could really return to tv. >> and steven tyler pushes back against selfies. could really return to tv. >> and steven tyler pushes back against selfies. "the skinny" is next. fivsteven tyler pushes back against selfies. crest 3d white removes... ...95% of surface stains in just 3 days... ...for a whiter smile... that will win them over. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life.

♪ keep on pushin' my love ♪ keep on pushin' my love ♪ over the borderline ♪ borderline you were way over the borderline. >> kendis singing away. we're getting our groove on this thursday morning because we have a major throwback thursday to celebrate in "the skinny." it's a huge milestone for the material girl. >> and a reminder that we are all getting older. happy 60th birthday to madonna louise, that's right. the year's 2018 and madonna is now 60 years old.

>> it seems like only yesterday we were copying her look while we got into the groove. she filmed "desperately seeking susan." get this, that stardom was all 30 years ago. >> amazing. she was a late bloomer. now she's sharing selfies. her latest post? almost birthday selfie. >> how is she still so cool. >> i'm not getting older, you are. with lots of accessories. i think she was in marrakech. so go out and celebrate this incredible artist and mother of six. look at madonna over the years. she's the one who brought us the original cone bra. >> friday cone bra on "world news now"? >> i'm all for it. >> everyone will be all for it. >> she dated michael jackson for an entire grammy show.

she was married to sean penn. >> she's had quite a storied life. remember this? >> oh, with britney. >> yeah, she's done a thing or two in her life. >> lourdes, her daughter. >> this woman is still incredibly in shape. >> yes. >> she gets a slow clap. >> happy birthday, madonna, and happy birthday to your doctor, congratulations. can i get your number? for the next story, let's cue the bell. ♪ wake up in the morning >> there you go. >> because there are rumblings about potential "saved by the bell" reboot and whether the wkn tt e an from bayside high will definitely be in, zack morris, but mark paul was just 15 when

he got his big break as the wise-cracking preppy kid. he's now 44 and told reporters that he's opened to a renewed story and would like to see a version that is worth everyone's time. >> so now will the bell be referring to the early meal? >> in the retirement home? >> in the retirement home? he's only 44. >> so now zach's in. as for a.c slater? we have to rip mario lopez away from hosting "extra" and all those commercials. every time we turn on the tv he tells us what movies are out. and screech is out of prison now, that's good, right? >> and tiffany is the mom in a netflix series so she could return. and mark appears to be out of the acting world. you have to bring back lisa, and elizabeth berkley is all in.

>> can i point out the subtle shade that we threw, everybody has beautiful shots but then the mug shot there. poor screech. turn now to double bling. there's engagement rumors about nick jonas. let's check it out. there's some epic bling going on. ooh! >> it was captured in a selfie that priyanka took with another actress. neither chopra who's 36 nor jonas have confirmed the engagement, but all signs point to yes. >> yeah, they do. add aerosmith to the group of artists jumping on the vegas

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island of st. john home, it was bittersweet. >> they haven't just weathered the stor truly conquered it. >> reporter: last september their world turned upside down after hurricane irma and hurricane maria devastated their paradise. >> one of the most devastating things i've ever seen or been through, to see such a beautiful place in complete terror. >> we are all still healing. >> reporter: they teamed up with kenny chesney's foundation helping rebuild their beloved island. >> i was there from day one doing what any human would do with the resources we had. >> reporter: despite the wreckage, the couple still finding beauty and magic around them, as captured in these stunning engagement photos taken by hurricane survivor ann burkett. >> being in the wedding industry

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making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. a colorado husband under arrest. hours after pleading for his pregnant wife and kids' safe return. >> if you're out there, just come back. >> what we've learned overnight. security clearance revoked. president trump follows through on a threat, stripping the clearance of one of his biggest critics, former cia director john brennan. overnight, the president talking about the unprecedented move. what he says about the other people on his list who se tir srae. in the dark. a massive power outage at a major airport, stranding travelers. causing confusion in the terminals. what caused the lights to go out? plus, shark attack. a man badly bitten in cape co